Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:0736R
Renishaw PLC
20 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Renishaw plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Capital Research and Management Company

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
Accounts held under discretionary investment management

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
State Street Nominees Ltd 2,920,396 shares

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not notified

6. Percentage of issued class
Not notified

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Not applicable

8. Percentage of issued class
Not applicable

9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 20p each

10. Date of transaction
Not notified


11. Date company informed
17th October 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
2,920,396

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.01%

14. Any additional information
Capital Research and Management Company is a subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies Inc. The
notification also contained information on 600,500 shares (0.82%) held by Chase Nominees Ltd, Midland Bank
plc and Nortrust Nominees on behalf of Capital Guardian Trust Company, another subsidiary of The Capital
Group Companies, Inc.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Mike Ratford 01453 524447

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
A C G Roberts, Group Finance Director & Company Secretary

Date of notification
20th October 2003


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